Eight towns in Panay Island which were heavily ravaged by Typhoon Yolanda last year will receive a total of P31.6 million for the Cash- for- Work (CFW) program implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Field Office VI  in partnership with local government units (LGUs).

The towns of Anilao, San Rafael, Dao, Bingawan, Banate, and Ajuy in Iloilo, and Sapi-an in Capiz will receive P4.3 million each, while the municipality of New Lucena, Iloilo will receive P1.5 million.

“The amount is intended for those who engaged in CFW for building livelihood assets in their communities. Those who had totally damaged houses were prioritized,” DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said.

For this year, DSWD has allotted a total of P384 million for the CFW of 84,000 beneficiaries from 84 municipalities in Western Visayas.

Aside from CFW, the Department is also providing livelihood assistance for various ventures such as oyster culture, purchase of tricycle, loom weaving, setting up of kalamansi plantation and mini-grocery, and vegetable vending amounting to P13.5 million sourced out from donations.

CFW is a developmental strategy of preventing dependency on dole-outs. It is a short-term intervention that will help victims of disasters by engaging them in rehabilitation projects to enable them to have an alternative source of income. ###